Welcome Home (Hellyeah album) explained

Welcome Home
Type:studio
Artist:Hellyeah
Cover:Hellyeah - Welcome Home.png
Released:September 27, 2019
Recorded:May–June 2018
Studio:Touchwood Studios, Regina, Canada
Genre:
Length:36:26
Label:Eleven Seven
Producer:Kevin Churko
Prev Title:Unden!able
Prev Year:2016

Welcome Home is the sixth and final studio album by American heavy metal band Hellyeah.[3] It was released on September 27, 2019, and is the last album to feature drummer and founding member Vinnie Paul following his death on June 22, 2018. Welcome Home was also the last album Hellyeah released before going on hiatus in 2021.

History

On March 14, 2019, the band announced a new album would be released on June 28, and the song "333" was also released.[4]

On May 13, the band announced Stone Sour drummer Roy Mayorga as the new tour drummer for Hellyeah,[5] while also announcing "Welcome Home" as the title of their next album, with a new release date of September 27, 2019.[3]

On May 17, a music video for the single and title track "Welcome Home" was released.[6]

On June 28, the music video for "Oh My God" was released.[7]

On August 8, E7 Music made the song "Perfect" available on YouTube.

On September 13, the song, "Black Flag Army" was released with a music video.

Critical reception

Wall of Sound scored the album 7/10 and stated: "With such a solid offering like Welcome Home, the next chapter of the band will be interesting to watch, and I'm sure Vinnie Paul's spirit will be behind them".[8] Kerrang! scored the album 4/5, calling it "a wonderful time, and a fitting farewell to an irreplaceable metal hero".[9] Loudwire named it one of the 50 best rock albums of 2019.[10]

Track listing

All songs written by Chad Gray, Christian Brady, Tom Maxwell, Kyle Sanders, Vinnie Paul and Kevin Churko.

Personnel

Additional personnel

Notes and References

  1. Web site: DiVita . Joe . September 8, 2022 . Mudvayne Have Been Working on New Music - 'Everything's on the Table Right Now' . 2022-11-01 . Loudwire.
  2. Web site: Review: Hellyeah - Welcome Home | Sputnikmusic. Sputnikmusic.
  3. Web site: HELLYEAH To Release 'Welcome Home' Album In September. 13 May 2019. Blabbermouth.net.
  4. Web site: Hellyeah Announce Release Date for Last Album With Vinnie Paul. Philip. Trapp. Loudwire.
  5. Web site: HELLYEAH Officially Announce Stone Sour's Roy Mayorga As Their New Drummer. 13 May 2019. Theprp.com.
  6. Web site: Hellyeah release video for their brand new single Welcome Home. Munro. Scott. Metal Hammer. May 17, 2019 .
  7. Web site: Hellyeah release new song "Oh My God". Vince (2019-06-28 09:18). Neilstein. MetalSucks. June 28, 2019 .
  8. Web site: HELLYEAH – Welcome Home (Album Review). 2019-09-24. Wall of Sound. 2019-09-24.
  9. Web site: ALBUM REVIEW: HELLYEAH - WELCOME HOME . Kerrang!. 3 October 2019.
  10. Web site: The 50 Best Rock Albums of 2019 . . . March 7, 2021 . December 5, 2019.